She's like the energizer bunny!

I wish I had her childhood, I mean getting all these hours of playtime in the park. How I envy her. I don't think I was that energetic before but I know most kids are. It has something to do with their anatomy or something. It's a God-given gift and I believe it is just right to let them spend it on playgrounds and other kids stuff. Just make sure the environment is safe, child-friendly and most of all make sure that the kid gets cleaned up after all the playing. You know the germs they could have gathered from those places. The last thing we want is to have sick children.

yup, my oldest daughter was like that when she was little. she didnt learn to walk first, she learned to run. i wish i could say she still has that energy but as a teen, she tends to be on the lazy side.

thats how children are. sadly, we dont stay that way nor have that part come back to us when we get older. some childish things return but some dont. also, with some kids it takes some manipulating to slow them down it seems.

I've also wondered where kids get their energy. It seems that they have some secret stash that they could just draw on to whenever they want to play or something. I had the same experience with my son. When he was in preschool, one main reason he loves to go to school is because he could play in the school's playground after, and with his classmates, kids he knew :) His in his second grade now but it seems the playground was replaced by virtual reality. Although he still plays after classes, he's also excited to go home since he could play his computer games.

Children get their energy from curiosity and enthusiasm. Their bodies digest food better and spend calories much better. Play is fun to them and the feel good factor pushes the feeling of sore muscles into the background. Bet your granddaughter was none for the worse the next morning. There are chemical and psychological reasons too. Studies have shown that if a child were to exercise without the fun, as in a medical facility, without the fun factor, it would feel pain, not felt if it were to play in a more strenuous manner, for a longer time. Psychologically, children have tensions but not big or important enough for them, to forget when having fun. Exercise on the other hand also produces chemicals which relive mental stress. So this whole play time is a win-win for them, physically and mentally. I should thank you on your granddaughter's behalf for letting her have fun outdoors rather than in front of TV or a Video console. Better an energizer bunny than a couch potato.

I think toddlers can play all day and night if they had to, they can do with little sleep sometimes, ey? You have a lucky one with so much energy and she will be a healthy and normal adult someday. God bless you and her.

I was like that when i was a kid too. When I was a kid, I am full of optimism and I always get delight in so many things even for the grown-ups, there's nothing to be happy about it. So i can understand the kids. I used to love to go to many different places even when my parents were already telling me they want to go home, I still wanted to play. Let the kids play because they will surely miss that when they grow old.

Parks are a godsend for active children. I remember when mine used to be little and we went almost every other day to the local park. I used to get on the equipment with them too...I might still try a little of that when my grand daughter arrives but it will be a couple of years before she will be able to play there...I might change my mind by then. I know I will still love to take her though.

If only we could suck a little of that energy up to keep up with them! My second and fourth daughter is like that they just keep going until you stop them. The second they sit though they are out. I want to go spend the day with you though two parks and playing all day your a cool Gram! Mine would have had me doing chores